Pro-government forces cheer in the back of a pickup mounted with a machine gun outside Hodeidah.

Pro-government forces cheer in the back of a pickup mounted with a machine gun outside Hodeidah.

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Rival sides in Yemen's war to hold first direct talks in years

Officials from Yemen's internationally-recognized government are set to hold direct talks with Houthi rebels in Sweden on Thursday in the most significant step to end the country's conflict in more than two years.